广东省惠州市高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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广东省惠州市高二英语下学期期中试题

广东省惠州市第一中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Ofcourse,shewasn’treallymyauntand,outoffear,Inevercalledherthattoherface.Ionlyreferredtoheras“MyAuntFannie”becausethenamealwaysmademyfatherlaughquietlyandgavemymothercausetolookstrictlyatbothofus—atmeforbeingdisrespectfulofmyelderandatmyfatherforencouragingmybadbehavior.IenjoyedbothreactionssoIgraspedeveryopportunitytoworkthenameintoasmanyconversationsaspossible.   

   Asayoungwoman,mymotherhadworkedinthekitchenofalargeVictorianfarmhouse.DuringthoseyearsmymotherhelpedAuntFannymakethebestblueberryjamevertastedbyanyoneinGlenfield.Shewaswell--knownforherjamandforneversharingtherecipewithothers.Eventhoughmymotherknewtherecipebyheart,aslongasAuntFanniewasalive,shenevermadethejamwithoutAuntFannieinourkitchentodirecttheprocessandpreservethesecret. 

EachAugust,mymotherwouldpreparemeforAuntFannie’svisit.Oneyear,afterIhadhelpedwiththejamprocessAuntFanniegavemeacoinandthenmademepromisethatIwouldneverspendit."Holdontothiscoin,"shesaid,"andsomedayyouwillberich.Istillhavemyveryfirstcoin,giventomebymygrandmother."SoIkeptthecoininsmallboxandwaitedtobecomerich.

InowhavetheblueberryjamrecipeandthecoinfromAuntFannie.Inpeople'seyeAuntFannie'ssuccessresultedfromthatsecretrecipe.Buttome,itwasjustacommonrecipe.Neitherhavesignificantlymademebecomearichperson,butIkeepthemasreminderstoholdontothevaluablethingsinlife.Moneycanmakeyoufeelrichforawhile,butitistherelationshipsandthememoriesoftimespentwithfriendsandfamilythattrulyleaveyouwealthy.Andthatisafortunethatanyonecanbuild. 

1.Whydidtheauthoralwaysusethename“MyAuntFannie”inconversations?

A.ShewasfrightenedofAuntFannie.

B.Sheenjoyedherparents’reactions.

C.ShelikedAuntFannie’srecipe.

D.Shegreatlyrespected“AuntFannie”.

2.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorencouragesreadersto______.

A.holdontothefirstcoininlife.

B.spendmoretimewithfamilyandfriends.

C.makemoneywiththeirownhands.

D.makeasmanyfriendsaspossible

3.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheKeytoSuccessB.AFortuneBuiltfromaCoin

C.BlueberryJamRecipeD.ARelationshipofTrust

B

Thisyearisthe5thbirthdayofBarbie.ThedollfirstappearedatthetoyfairinNewYorkonMarch9th,1959.

ItscreatorwasRuthHandler,anAmericanbusinesswoman.SheandherhusbandElliottalongwithHarold“Matt”MatsonstartedthetoycompanyMattel.ShenamedthenewdollaftertheirdaughterBarbara.ShebasedthedesignonaGermandollnamedBildLilli.

ThefirstBarbieworeablackandwhiteswimsuitandhadherhairinaponytail.Shelookedandseemedverygrownup.Butanyconcernsthatparentswouldnotwanttobuyitforlittlegirlsweresoonprovedwrong.Mattelsold300,000Barbiedollsinthefirstyearatapriceofthreedollars.Today,a50-year-oldBarbieingoodconditionmightcostmorethan27,000dollars.

Barbiehaverepresented50differentnationalitiesandaresoldin150countries.Mattelsays90percentofgirlsintheU.S.betweentheagesofthreeandtenownatleastoneBarbiedoll.BarbiehasfacedrecentcompetitionfromBratzdolls.Barbiehasalsofacedhershareofcritics.

Awell-knownexamplewaswhenwomen'seducationgroupsobjectedtoatalkingBarbiedollthatdeclared,amongotherthings,“Mathclassistough!

”Mattelagreedtochangeit.SaudiArabiahasbannedBarbiedolls.AndalawmakerintheAmericanstateofWestVirginiawouldliketodothesame.Lastmonth,heproposedbanningsalesofBarbieandotherdollsthatinfluencegirlstoputtoomuchimportanceonphysicalbeauty.

    SomepeoplesayBarbieisanunhealthyrolemodelforyounggirls.RobinGerberdisagrees.ShewroteabookaboutBarbie.ShepointsoutdollslikescientistBarbieandracecardriverBarbie.Shesayspeople

whocriticizeBarbieshouldtellgirlsthestoryofthebusinesswomanwhocreatedher.ShesaysRuthHandlerwantedthedollstohelpgirlsthinkaboutwhattheywantedtodowiththeirlives.

4.Barbiewasnamedafter_______.

A.aBratzdollB.aGermandollC.RuthHanler’sdaughterD.afamousbusinesswoman

5.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat______

A.BarbiewasquitepopularwithlittlegirlsB.itsinventorwassurethatBarbiewouldsellwell

C.parentsdidn’tbuyBarbieforlittlegirlsatfirstD.Barbiewasfirstintendedforgrown-upgirls

6.Women’seducationgroupsobjectedtoatalkingBarbiemainlybecause___.

A.itwastalkinginabadmannerB.ittoldwhatmanygirlsthoughtabout

C.itmadegirlsdiscouragedatmuchD.itcausedgirlstopaytoomuchattentiontotheirappearance.

7.RobinGerberbelievesthatBarbie_____.

A.couldcreatesomethingworthyofcriticismB.couldhelpgirlsforgettheirowntroubleintheirlives

C.shouldbechangedtobemorepositiveD.couldhelpgirlsthinkabouttheirownlives.

C

Bullying（欺凌）inschoolisaproblemformanystaffaswellaspupils,accordingtoateachers'unionsurvey.

Thebulliesareoftenotherteacherswhopickontheircolleagues-withheadsandseniorstaffbullymostoften.

Thesurveysaysaboutaquarterofteachershavebeenbulliedbyanothermemberofstaff.

Thesurveyofmorethan900primary,secondary,andfurther-educationstaffacrosstheUK,showedthatmanyteachersfacedarangeofworkplace-bullyingthreats.

Butamongtheteacherswhofelttheyhadbeenbullied,50%saiditwasbyaseniormemberofstaff,comparedwith25%bypupilsand23%byparents.

"Ididn'treportitasthepersonbullyingwastheheadteacher,"saidaprimaryschoolteacher.

"Iwasdrivenfromapreviousjobbyaheadteacherwhowassufferingfromstress.Sheyelledateverybodyaroundher.”saidasecondaryschoolteacher.

Anotherteacher,aheadofdepartmentinanacademy,said:

"FollowingapoorsetofresultsmywholedepartmenthavebeenspokentoinawayIwouldneverwishtobespokentoagain.Asaconsequence,twoareleavingandotherswouldiftheycould."

Thesurveylookedatthetypeofbullyingthattheseteachershadfacedfrompupils,parentsandfellowteachers.Themostwidespreadformsofbullyingwere"negativecomments"andverbalinsults.Butalmosthalfofbullyingvictimsclaimedtheyhadbeenthreatenedandtwoinfivereported"psychologicalabuse".Therewasphysicalviolenceinjustunder2%ofcases.

Theunion'sgeneralsecretary,MaryBousted,warnedthatschoolsneededtohavepoliciesinplacetoprotectstafffromworkplacebullying.

"Itisunacceptableforanystafftobebulliedbycolleagues,schoolsandcollegesneedpoliciestopickupanyproblemsanddealwiththempromptly.Itisnotgoodenoughtojusttacklethesymptoms;schoolsandcollegesalsoneedtogetridofthecauseofthebullying.”SaidMsBousted.

8.Mostoftheteacherswerebulliedby____

A.ParentsB.leadersC.colleaguesD.students

9.Whatisthemostcommonformofbullyingthattheteachersfaced?

A.BeingfrightenedB.Physicalattack

C.SpiritualpunishmentD.Beingabused

10.WhatwasMaryBousted’sattitudetowardsworkplacebullying?

A.It’sunacceptableandhardtosolve.B.Solvingbullyingitselfisnotenough

C.SchoolsneedtopunishthebulliesD.Teachersshouldprotectthemselves.

11.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans____.

A.handleB.treatC.removeD.find.

D

Siriisanartificialintelligence（AI）thatyoucancarryaroundinthepocket,whereitwaitspatientlytobetoldwhattodo.Intheweekwespenttogether,myAIassistanthasperformedadmirablyinfindingmerestaurants,orthelocationofthenearestcoffeeshop.

Atypicalcommandmightbe:

“ReserveatablefortwoatagoodFrenchrestaurantinSanFrancisco.”Sirirespondsbypresentingalistoftop-ratedrestaurantsthatcanbebookedonOpenT.Ifyousaywhichtimeyouwant,itcanbookyouatablewithoutyourliftingafinger.InsomewaysSiriisjustafancyfront-end（前端程序）tothe35sitesitcanconnectto,fromtaxibookingsitestomoviereviewdatabases.Butwhat’snewisthewayitcananalyzetheintentionsofitsmasterormistressandusethosesitestoputthemintoaction.

Siriattachesprobabilitiestotheexplanationofeachwordandcross-references（对照检索）withyourlocationandotherdata,someofwhichyoumustprovideyourself.Tosendemailreminders,Siriobviouslyneedstoknowyouremailaddress.To“findmetheflowershopclosesttowork”,itneedstoknowwhereyouwork.Topaybillsorbuyairlinetickets,itwouldneedaccesstoyourcreditcard.

Thatraisesthequestionofhowfarwearewillingtotrustapieceofsoftwarethatcangoanddo thingsforusbasedonwhatit“thinks”wemean,atopicthatoccupiessomeengineersworkingonartificialintelligence.Themoredata,andpower,yougiveyourvirtualassistant,themoredamageitcoulddo.Sirimaybesimple,andalwaysshowsitsexplanationofacommandbeforecarryingitout.Butitgivesusersapreviewofanewbalancebetweenprivacy,trustandconveniencethattheexpansionofAIintoeverydaylifeislikelytodevelop.

12.WhatisSiri?

A.Adigitale-bookreader.    B.Anartificialintelligencesoftware.

C.Avoice-controlledwebsite.        D. Amusic-sharingsoftware.

13.Whenasked“doIneedmyumbrellatoday?

”,whatwillSiriprobablyrespondwith?

A.Thelistofumbrellamakers.  B.Thelocalweatherforecast.

C.Thelistofumbrellashops.   D.Thelocalclimate